Chapter 397: Search
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Mu Yangling went forward to check. After a while, she said, “No, these villagers died a few hours before the general and the others arrived. Considering the mobility of the Jin soldiers, it’s impossible for them to stay here for so long.”
Qi Haoran had also finished his inspection. With an ashen face, he said, “It’s an ambush. Looking at the distribution of the corpses on both sides, the Jin soldiers were deliberately ambushing Big Brother. It’s not a chance encounter.”
Mu Yangling and Qi Haoran looked to the east. The traces showed that Qi Xiuyuan and the others had broken out from the east.
“The traces of the breakout can’t be faked. Let’s search east and let everyone rest for a while before setting off immediately.” Mu Yangling patted his shoulder and comforted him. “Don’t worry, Big Brother Qi will be fine.”
Qi Haoran forced a smile. Everyone left their horses in the village and entered the mountains overnight to search.
At first, it was fine. The traces were very clear, but later on, the traces became chaotic. Qi Xiuyuan and the others had clearly split into several directions to escape. Even Qi Haoran could not determine which direction Qi Xiuyuan went. Only Mu Yangling could determine which group Qi Xiuyuan was in judging from the footprints left on the ground. Qi Haoran stared at the messy footprints on the ground for a long time, but he still could not tell which ones belonged to his big brother.
However, Mu Yangling had already picked up her broadsword. “Let’s go. Let’s speed up and try to find him before dawn.”
Mu Yangling took the lead and chased in the direction of the traces…
Everyone rushed for a day and night and wandered around the forest for most of the night. Other than Mu Yangling and Qi Haoran, who could still stay awake, the others were dizzy from running amidst the trees in the forest. The trees in this place were even denser than those in Chef Mountain, and no one could see ten steps away. If not for the fact that they had trained in the forest, they would probably have gotten lost even if they followed Mu Yangling.
Sensing the low morale, Qi Haoran pulled Mu Yangling back and whispered, “Let them rest for a while and eat some dry food to replenish their strength.”
Seeing his obvious anxiousness, Mu Yangling looked at the soldiers behind her and was a little angry at them for being a letdown. “We should have drilled them to death back then.”
Qi Haoran’s face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Glaring at her, he said, “You, who did you learn these nonsense from?”
Mu Yangling was stunned for a moment before she reacted and rolled her eyes. “I’m talking about training them to death. Do you think I’m like you rough men?”
Mu Yangling shook off his hand. Qi Haoran had already gestured behind him for them to rest on the spot.